eAaa THB CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1011. OPEN LETTER FrfOM A. 0. BLAKE TO THE PEO PLE OF WAYNE COUNTY. To tho Voters of Wayne County: Gentlemen: September 30 is les3 than two weeks distant. The nom ination papers are all on tile at the Commissioners' otlice. The ballots are being printed. Saturday, a week, you will select a nominee. It is only iair to you, mat you snouui Know why I have always been a Republican. supporters of the party. On September 30, 18CG, I was born on a farm in Wayne county. My school days were spent at the llonesdale High school. After leaving school, I went to farming, where 1 made a specialty of making milk for the retail trade. For llfteen years 1 have been engaged in handling stock as a sldo line. 1 am rated 100 cents on the dollar every time. In my homo town of Dcthany I have lllled many important olllccs. For six years I was a school 'director, and also served for the same length of time as auditor and poormaster. For nine years I have been a trustee of the Presbyterian church. Twelve years 1 acted as a director of the Bethany Burying Ground. I am a charter member of the ganized nineteen years ago, and have filled all its important offices. I am Master of Wayne County Pomona Grange and county organizer, 1 am also affiliated with the I. O. O. F. I have always aimed to produce an Al article of milk both as to quality and cleanliness. Six years ago I began buying and shipping stock extensively. I have met and transacted business with hundreds of farmers in Wayno county, and sold stock through Orange, Sessex and Essex counties, York state, bringing money back and distributing it through the channels of business in wayne county, l nave always paid good prices, paying cash, and never having any difficulties with anybody. Twenty-five years ago, last Juno, I was married. My family consists of one daughter who for four years has been away from home at a train ing school. In tho last election for candidates on tho Republican ballot I ran for the office of Register and Recorder, receiving all but three votes In my home town. I was defeated in the election. It has always been conceded, however, that a defeated candidate should be the next nominee of the party. I have never asked for any other office in the county, neither has a large family of heavy taxpayers ever been honored by an office. Now, 'Mr. Voter, we would ask you to deal as squarely by me as we ihave by you In all our business transactions. And trusting for a square deal in my candidacy for the office of Register and Recorder, I beg to re main, Most cordially yours, A. O. BLAKE. AltSEMCAL ASSASSINATION. Historical Criminals Employed Pois on to Attain Murderous Desires. Arsenic as a means of procuring tho death of one's enemies has a long history. In the fourteenth cen tury it was a favorite Instrument of tho professional poisoner. Charles the Wicked recommended it to one of his agents. " Go thou to Paris," ho directed; " do what I tell thee and I will re ward thee well. There is a thing which is called sublimed arsenic. If a man cat a bit the size of a pea he will never survive. " Take it and powder it; and then thou shalt be In the house of the King, of tho Count de Valois his brother, the Dukes of Berry, Bur gundy and Bourbon, draw near and betake thyself to the kitchen, to the larder, to the cellar, or any other place whore thy point can bo best sained, and put tho powder in the soups, meats or wines, provided thou canst 'do It secretly; otherwise do it not." Two great criminal schools arose from the moral chaos of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Venice and in other parts of Italy, when even the State Itself sometimes approved of secret assassination by poison. Foremost in the use of drugs thus used was arsenic, says Amorican Medicine. There is a mass of data relating to these Italian poisoners. Tofanu the Poisoner. They became famous for their knowledge of poisons as well as by the notoriety which camo to them from their associations with the iieudish Tofana. She was the inven tor of one of the most destructive and most subtle poisons of the per iod, aqua Tofana. This famous murderess, a Sicilian by birth, in her early years had re sided at Palermo, where she was known to have delved into tho se crets of poisons. Later she went to live in Naples, and by the exercise of her profession she made such a name for herself that history will never forget it. This woman's poison, the aqua To fana, was distributed by her espec ially to young married women desir ous of ridding themselves of their spouses. The 'better to conceal the nature of her potion she put It up in small vials marked "Manna of St. Nicholas of Barl," which she or namented with an image of the saint. Quickly the fame of this drug spread to Rome. Tho ladies of the imperial city availed themsolves of its use to get rid of obnoxious hus bands or to make way for others more acceptable. In 1G&9 so many young husbands died in Rome that an investigation was started by tho authorities of the city, which result ed In tho discovery of a society of young matrons banded together for tho purpose of poisoning their hus bands. These women were under tho direction of ono Hleroyma Spara, a pupil of Tofana. Spara and many of her society were put to death af ter confessing, under torture, to numerous crimes. In a letter to Hoffman, Garelll, the physician to Charles tho Sixth of Austria, writes that his sovereign Informed him that while Governor of Naples, during the trial of To fana, ho had an opportunity of ex amining tho documents of the case and that he found from thein aqua Tofana to bo crystallzed arsenic in water. The symptoms of the poison ing by this solution as recorded by Hoffman correspond in detail , to symptoms of arsenic poisoning. From Italy this poison round Us way Into Franco, whero in 1C70 there was another era of secret poisoning by arsenic. This time its perpetrator was not one of the low er class, but an intimate of tho court of Louis XIV, Maria Margaret, Mar quise do Brlnvilllers. An educated daughter of tho captain of the court guard, married to an over-Indulgent husband who would not suspect her fidelity, sho fell a ready victim to tho wiles of a villainous soldier, Jean Baptiste do Gauden, Seigneur do St. Croix. Whilo incarcerated in the Bastllo he was taught the preparation of poison Tiy a state prisoner named EH. After his release from confine ment ho took to professional poison ing as a means of filling his coffers with gold. He was killed Instantly by tho fumes of a poison he was pre paring. His domination over the marquise seems to have 'been absolute and She became a zealous accom x asK lor your vote and influence. .My family before me were staunch Beech Grove Grange, which was or plice and an adept pupil wickedness. of his TO AVIUTEHS FOR THE XEWS PAPERS. George Hahn, associate city editor of the Brockton (Mass.) Times, is writing a series of articles on the use of English for The American Press. To writers for the newspapers he points out a few things to be avoid ed. As many friends contribute to the columns of The Citizen we be lieve it will prove helpful to them to reprint what he says: In accounts of deaths " mourn their loss " is a phrase that should bo avoided. The mental state of rel atives is understood. " Survived " Is another frequent offender in a death account. If you mean to imply that the " surviving " relatives were threatened by a simi lar fate at the same time, then the word can be used. A dead person leaves relatives. All deaths are " sad " without making mention of the fact. Funer al services are held in a house, not " from " It, and tho body, not tho ' remains," is buried, not " Interr ed." Don't use the word " demise " nor the trite " deceased." Say he or she was thirty years old, not "of age." " Don't refer to " the late " or use " pallbearers " for bearers, or " cortege " for procession. Don't say he " joined the great majority." It is lamentable, but a fact, that the foregoing terms exhaust the en tiro death dealing vocabulary of some reporters. Marriage. Because accounts of marriages, like deaths, are so frequent com monplaces have crept in that can be easily guarded against. First of all, marriages never " oc cur"; they take place. Don't re fer to them as " quiet " unless you mean to imply that they are usually boisterous events. There is, proper ly speaking, no " groom," as the somber persons in the conventional garments are bride-grooms. The man Is never married to the wom an, but the woman to the man. Don't make mention of the "blush ing bride" nor describe her as ' charming" they all are, more or less 'but use a word less easy to think of or describe her in some de tail and let the readers judge. Avoid saying " the bride was giv en many handsome presents " when in reality you mean to say that many handsome presents were giv en to the bride. Don't say " the contracting parties," and remembor that there Is no " couple " until the marriage has taken place. Mention where they will live instead of " re side " and In a house or home in stead of In a " residence." " A, An and The." Every newspaper has not tho same pet abhorrences. Of nothing is there a greater variety of opinion than in the use of articles In beginning stor ies. Many editors decree that " a," " an " or " the " must never begin a story. Others apply the rule only to important stories or stories de manding more than a small heading (not "caption"). But in an ef fort to avoid the use of articles in beginning a story, as well as for other reasons, many reporters over work tho present participle. It might bo mentioned that at least two great papers, tho Chicago Tribune and tho New York Sun, exhibit little regard as to how often articles begin important stories. Yet Professor Bliss Perry, editor of tho Atlantic Monthly, is quoted as fol lows: " The average editorial column In the Now York Sun Is better written than tho average page In the At lantic Monthly and the English of both tho Sun and tho Atlantic .Monthly is better written than that of tho average book sent to those journnls for review." " lindies." Newspapers in smaller cities and In towns aro inclined to refer to women as " ladles " and to men as " gentlemen." All "ladies" are women, so which Is the better defini tion? How much stronger does " woman's club " sound than "la dles' circle?" " Saleslady " Is ri diculous. Leave the word " gentle men " to proprietors of cafes, halls and other public places, who In time will learn to use tho 'better word if their newspapers prove a good ex ample. In reporting concerts or recitals avoid saying iMary Jane " scored " a success. Tho word should foe re legated to tho exclusive use of the sporting department. t,..t.tMtl.t..t.ii..i,t)..Jg ! The Canadian ; Campaign is Victory Claimed by Both the Liberals and Con servatives. HE reciprocity campaign in Can ada is nearly over, .nud both parties in the struggle aro con fident of n victory on Sept. 21, both apparently believe their and prophecies. Tons of campaign Mem. ture have been sent throughout the Dominion. Tho government literature tells the electors that reciprocity in natural products has been the avowed policy of ull Canadian governments, Liberal and Conservative, since con federation and that It means Increas ed prosperity for the Canadian pro ducer without hurting either him or tho consumer. The Conservative lit erature tells the same electors that when Canada really wanted reciprocity, and wanted in vain, the country was young and unable to offer a home mar ket valuable euough to keep the farm er going. It also tells him that reci procity leads to commercial union and that commercial union means annexa tion and the end of British traditions in North America. Generally speaking, these two sets qf opinions are the substance of what platform orators have been giving to the people of Canada in all of the nine provinces. Nationalists' Campaign. Sir Wilfrid Laurier held only ono meeting In the province of Ontario and has since been campaigning in his own province of Quebec, endeavoring by the force of his iersonal iniluence with the French Canadian electorate to stem the tide of nationalism. Tho most pressing danger to the govern ment is to bo found in the Nationalist campaign headed by Henri Bourassa, a former Liberal, in Quebec. Bourassa, who is the grandson of Louis Papinean, a French Canadian patriot of bygone days, has broken with his old leader and has recently acquired extraordinary strength In Quebec as the champion of the so call ed rights of the French Canadian mi nority. He is making his fight on tho naval policy of the Laurier govern ment nnd the participation by Cnnadn In British foreign quarrels and wars. Ho refuses to admit that reciprocity is tho main issue before tho country, and In a large section the younger Lib eral element Hides with him. To the extent that he Is ngains't Laurier, Bourassa Is with tho Conserva tives, although he denies that ho Is in league with them or thinks with them. Tho fact remains that If his campaign succeeds the Laurier government will no longer be able to count upon the substantial majority hitherto contrib uted by the province of Quebec, and added t this comparatively slight Conservative gains in the other prov inces would menu tho defeat of the Laurier government and the end of reciprocity. R. L. Borden, the Conservative lead er, will dose his campaign in Quebec. Mr. Borden has spent most of his time In Ontario, a province which gave him u majority in tho last parliament, which majority he hopes to Increase. Ontario and Quebec to Decide. Ontario nnd Quebec between them must decide tho election. A landslide In either province will send the gov ernment out of power or will send it back ttronger than it over was. It is not too much to say that the Laurier ministers are absolutely confident of the latter result. They are paying much attention to Ontario nnd Que bec, but are at (lie sumo time giving mere care to tho maritime provim-es NIZAM OF HAIDARABAD. Premier Princo of Indian Empire Had Annual Income of $10,000,000. Asaf Jah Nlznm-ul-Miilk. tho nlznm of Ilaldarabad and the premier prince of tho Indian empire, who died recent ly, was born Aug. 18, 1SO0, and suc ceeded his father, the Nizam Afzul-ud-daulu, on tho hitter's death, Feb. 2(1. 1S00. The late nlzam belonged to a family of the highest antiquity and Impor tance among Mohammedan rulers, be ing lineally descended from tho first caliph, Abu Bakr, the successor of tho prophet. The area of the state of Haidarabad Is 82,008 squaro miles and occupies the central part of that re gion of India which Is called the Dee can. It has a population of 11,141,142, of whom 0,870,839 are Hindus. About 1,000,000 aro Mohammedans, and. tho ruling class Is of tho Mussulman re ligion. The dominions include tho city of Golconda, which now lies in ruins. The late ruler was tho ninth In succession from the Mogul chieftain Asaf Jah, Nizam-ul-MulU, tho found er of tho dynasty. Tho nlzam was said to have had at his disposal an income of about ?10, 000,000 nnnually, and ho entertained lavishly, nis collection of Jewels, which contained many gems of al most priceless worth, was ono of tho most magnificent In India. Among theso jewels was tho historic crown of rubles brought to the court of Gol conda la 1503 as a gift from the Shah Abbaa, king of Persia, and the enor mous diamond known as tho Nlzam. OOE'".l"H. Reciprocity About Over Much Depends on Vote In Ontario and Quebec. Laurier's Threat. O 0O-- than has been noticeable in past elec tions. II. L. Borden nnd W. S. Fielding, tho minister of finance, who is the minister individually most responsible for tho reciprocity agreement, aro both Nova Scotia men, nnd both will have to fight hard for their own scats. In the provinces west of Lake Su perior little change is looked for. The Conservatives are strong in Manitoba, aided by a strong provincial govern ment, nnd will bo able to nvert exten sivo losses even in tho constituencies where tho grain growers, the most ar dent advocates of reciprocity, are In fluential. Saskatchewan nnd Alberta are al ready almost solidly Liberal, so that there is little for the government to gain nnd little for the Conservatives to lose in those provinces. The only light of much interest Is In Edmonton, whero Frank Oliver, minis ter of the Interior, is combating a split nmong bis own pnrty. British Columbia Is already overwhelmingly Conservative nnd is expected to re main so. Some Holding Aloof. One of the big features promised by advance agents of tho campaign Is lacking. Premier McBrldo of British Columbia, Robert Rogers, minister of public works in Manitoba, and other leading provincial Conservatives were billed to join in tho fight ns federal candidates. None of them is running, and Liberal campaign students find in this circumstance as indication that a Conservative victory is not looked for nmong Conservatives of the Inner party councils. Two other things must bo noted, each of them of outstanding Impor tance in the campaign. First.-Clifford Sifton has taken the stump and is aggressively opposing his old ministerial colleagues. Sifton was long regarded ns the ablest man of the Laurier cabinet. He was min ister of the interior. Sifton broke with tho government half a dozen years ago, gave up bis portfolio nnd re mained In parliament ns a private Lib eral member. Ho is chairman of a permanent commission on conserva tion, established by tho government. Mr. Sifton is opposing reciprocity on the same ground taken by tho Con servatives. Ills iniluence Is- likely to account for some government losses. Second. Tho Ontario government, headed by Sir Jamas Whitney (Con servative), has thrown its whole weight Into the cnmpalgn ngalnst reci procity. Sir James Whitney holds strong views ns an imperialist nnd dislikes the prospect of closer relations with the United States. His minister of lands, forests and mines, Frank Cochrane, is organizing for tho fed eral Conservatives In Ontario. Mr. Cochrane is tho minister most closely in touch with the timber and pulp wood interests of Ontario, which, it is said, may bo adversely affected by the Mann clause of the American bill. In any Canadian campaign tho odds are with tho administration for the time being. It Is so in this case, but not enough to weigh heavily whero so Important an issue ns reciprocity is nt stake. The campaign now being waged is regarded on both sides ns the most Important since confederation. It is perhaps the most bitter and sav age ever fought in the Dominion. Each side asserts that American money is helping tho other. Sir Wil frid Laurier has announced that if he is defeated ho will retire to private life. RODE ON AN AVALANCHE. Engineer and Son Slide 2,000 Feet Down Mountain Side. W. L. Brown of Snn Bernardino, Cal., a civil engineer, rode for 2,000 feel down the side of Mount Grayback on an avalanche of ice nnd snow and is nllvo to tell of his experience. lie was accompanied on the wild rldo by ids thlrteen.year-old son, Lawrence. While far up on the slope of the big leak young Brown started a bowlder rolling down tho mountnln. It crashed into rocks and logs on tho slope with such forco thut it jarred from its place a huge Ice pack. Tho snow gave way, and Brown and bis son found that they were on tho crust that was slip ping down the mountain sldo. Brown was seated on the snow eat ing an ornugo when tho avalanche started, and his son was thrown from his feet as the slide gathered in speed nnd toro over the rocks to the bottom of the ridgo far below. They escaped death only for the renson that they wero near tho top of tho nvnlanche. Tho bottom ns It struck the saddlo be tween Grayback nnd Mount San Ber nardino broke up. They would have been crushed to death or burled nllvo had they been at the bottom of tho pock. The lco nnd snow wero about eight feet deep. Anointed With Holy Oil. Egferth of Mercla, 785 A, D., was the first recorded English king to be anointed at his coronation with holy oil. The Home of the Hosiesdale National ORGANIZED 4 1836' Progressive Conservative Successful Will extend every facility that good banking will justify. Accounts of individuals, firms and corporations soli cited. Correspondence invited OFFICERS: HKNUYZ.RUSSELL-KDWINF. TORRKY 1'HESIDENT. CASHIER. ANDREW THOMPSON - A.C.LINDSAY VICE PRESIDENT ASSISTANT CASHIER DIRECTORS Henry Z. Kusseli, Edwin V. Torrey Horace T. Menner Louis J. Dorflinoer Andrew Thompson Homer Greene James C. Birdsaix E. II. IIardenrerqii Philip It. Murray ItEPOKT OF THE CONDITION or THE HONESDALE NATIONAL BANK AT HONKSDALE. WAYNE COUNTY." I'A, At the close of business. Sept. 1, 1911. RESOURCES. Loans nnd Discounts $ 210,303 39 Overilralts.secured nnd unsecured 1G '1 U. S. ISonds to secure circulation. 55.000 00 Premiums on U. S. ISonds 1,1)00 00 l!onds, securities, etc 1.219,017 til llanking-house, furnltureand fix tures 40,000 00 Due from National lianks (not lleserve Agents) 2,712 72 Due from Statu and Private Banks and Hankers. Trust Companies. and Havings lianks 333 70 Due from approved reserve nUClltS 19! IW7 SP Checksand othercash Items.... 2,057 KS Aoiesoi otner National Hunks.. 405 00 1 ractlonal paper currency, nick- els and cents 320 14 Lawful .Money Iteserve In Bank. viz: Snnrli" v,Tx an Legal tender notes 13,755 00- 1)0,999 60 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer, t& per cent, or circu lation) 2,750 00 Total $1,821,815 65 liabilities. Capital Stock paid In J 150,000 00 Surplus fund 150.000 00 undivided profits, less expenses nnd tnxps nnlil jQOififr National Bank notes outstanding 15.800 00 Due to other National Banks 1,885 53 Due to Trust Companies nnd Sav ings Bnnlrs 91W 11 Individual deposits subject' to uuecK Jl.4UO.H3 09 Demand rertlflrnfpsnf deposit 22,415 00 Certified checks 55 00 Cashier's checks out standing 2,097 KHf 1,421,741 38 Bonds borrowed None Notes and bills redlsrnnnlprl 'nnn Bills payable. Including certifi cates oi ueposit lor money uor- rOWPd Vnno Liabilities other than those abovo siaieu None Total $1,821,815 G5 State of Pennsylvania, County of Wayne, ss. I, H. Z. ItussELL, President of tho above mimed Bank, do solemnly swear that the abovo statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. 11. kussell, President, Subscribed and sworn to hpfnrn ITIH I 111 CI Cth day of Sept. 1911. , t I!. A. SMITH. N. P. Correct attest: LOUIS J. IJ0RFI.INGEH, 1 1'. It. Murray, (-Directors. 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